Tuesday, May 13, 2014

The Lincoln Myth by Steven Barry - Book Tour!

Book 9 in the Cotton Malone series! And it proves to be just as exciting and just as successful as his other books!

Steve Berry is the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of:

The Lincoln Myth

The King's Deception

The Columbus Affair

The Jefferson Key

The Emperor's Tomb

The Paris Vendetta

The Charlemagne Pursuit

The Ventetian Betrayal

The Alexandria Link

The Templar Legacy

The Third Secret

The Romanov Prophecy

The Amber Room.

His books have been translated into 40 languages with 17,000,000 copies in 51 countries. They consistently appear in the top echelon of The New York Times, USA Today, and Indie bestseller lists.

On May 20th, he will be releasing his latest novel, The Lincoln Myth!

The Lincoln Myth

Synopsis

September, 1861: All is not as it seems. With these cryptic words, a shocking secret passed down from president to president comes to rest in the hands of Abraham Lincoln. And as the first bloody clashes of the Civil War unfold, Lincoln alone must decide how best to use this volatile knowledge: Save thousands of American lives? Or keep the young nation from being torn apart forever?

The present: In Utah, the fabled remains of Mormon pioneers, whose 19th century expedition across the desert met with a murderous end, have been uncovered. In Washington, D.C., the official investigation of a international entrepreneur, an elder in the Mormon church, has sparked a political battle between the White House and a powerful United States senator. In Denmark, a Justice Department agent, missing in action, has fallen into the hands of a dangerous zealot – a man driven by divine visions to make a prophet’s words reality. And in a matter of a few short hours, Cotton Malone has gone from quietly selling books at his shop in Denmark to dodging bullets in a high-speed boat chase.

All it takes is a phone call from his former boss in Washington, and suddenly the ex-agent is racing to rescue an informant carrying critical intelligence. It’s just the kind of perilous business that Malone has been trying to leave behind, ever since he retired from the Justice Department. But once he draws enemy blood, Malone is plunged into a deadly conflict – a constitutional war secretly set in motion over 200 years ago by America’s Founding Fathers.

From the streets of Copenhagen to the catacombs of Salzburg to the rugged mountains of Utah, the grim specter of the Civil War looms as a dangerous conspiracy gathers power. Malone risks life, liberty, and his greatest love in a race for the truth about Abraham Lincoln —- while the fate of the United States of America hangs in the balance.

Read an Excerpt

Excerpt from

THE LINCOLN
MYTH

by Steve Berry

“I have not left
anyone in doubt. My task is to save the Union. I would save it the shortest way
under the Constitution. The sooner the national authority can be restored, the
nearer the Union will be the Union as it was. If I could save the Union without
freeing any slave, I would do it. If I could save it by freeing all slaves, I
would do it. If I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I
would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because
I believe it helps to save the Union. What I forbear, I forbear because I don’t
believe it would help to save the Union. I shall do less whenever I shall
believe what I am doing hurts the cause, and I shall do more whenever I shall
believe doing more will help the cause.”

“Then you are not my
president, sir. Nor would you be the president of those who voted for you.”

“But I am president.
So take this message back to the general. He was sent west to move the army to
Memphis and keep advancing eastward. Those are still his orders. He shall
either obey them or be removed from his post.”

“I must warn you,
sir, that it could be hard if you continue to oppose the general. He could set
up for himself.”

The federal treasury
was empty. The War Department a mess. No Union army anywhere was prepared to
advance. And now this woman, and her insolent husband, were threatening revolt?
He should have them both arrested. Unfortunately, however, Fremont’s unilateral
emancipation had become popular with abolitionists and liberal Republicans who wanted
slavery ended now. A bold strike at their champion could be political suicide.

He said, “This
meeting is over.”

She threw him a
glare, one that said she was unaccustomed to being dismissed. But he ignored
her sneer and stepped across the room, opening the door for her to leave. Hay,
his personal secretary, was on duty outside, as was one of the stewards. Mrs.
Fremont passed Hay without saying a word, and the steward led her away. He
waited until he heard the front door open, then close, before signal-ing for
Hay to join him in the parlor.

“That is an
impertinent soul,” he said. “We never even sat. She gave me no chance to offer
her a seat. She taxed me so violently with so many things that I had to
exercise all the awkward tact I have to avoid quarreling with her.”

“Her husband is no
better. His command is a failure.”

He nodded.
“Fremont’s mistake is that he isolates himself. He does not know what is going
on in the matter he is dealing with.”

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